2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the lowest housing vacancy rate

Q: Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Gignac-la-Nerthe (Bouches-du-Rhône) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 2.9% of its private homes are vacant.

Gignac-la-Nerthe (Bouches-du-Rhône) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 2.9% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône, 3.0%) and Mimet (Bouches-du-Rhône, 3.0%).

325 towns ranked out of 946

Gignac-la-Nerthe, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 325 of the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. At the other end of the ranking, Breil-sur-Roya (Alpes-Maritimes) comes last with 16.8%.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: lowest housing vacancy rates in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	Gignac-la-Nerthe	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.9	10,432
2	Vitrolles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.0	37,134
3	Mimet	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.0	4,336
4	Châteauneuf-le-Rouge	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.0	2,434
5	Rocbaron	Var (83)	3.0	5,755
6	Le Tignet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3.0	3,272
7	Bouc-Bel-Air	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.1	15,679
8	Venelles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.1	8,581
9	La Gaude	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3.2	7,384
10	Fos-sur-Mer	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.4	16,074
11	La Crau	Var (83)	3.5	19,939
12	Roquefort-les-Pins	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3.5	7,485
13	Pégomas	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3.6	8,342
14	La Farlède	Var (83)	3.6	10,162
15 tied	Six-Fours-les-Plages	Var (83)	3.6	37,643
15 tied	Carros	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3.6	13,935
15 tied	Le Revest-les-Eaux	Var (83)	3.6	4,139
18	La Bouilladisse	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.6	6,644
19 tied	Le Castellet	Var (83)	3.7	6,109
19 tied	Auribeau-sur-Siagne	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3.7	3,474
21	Rognac	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.7	12,686
22	Mandelieu-la-Napoule	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3.7	21,845
23	Garéoult	Var (83)	3.8	5,923
24	Velaux	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.8	9,090
25	Saint-Zacharie	Var (83)	3.8	5,951
26	Châteauneuf-les-Martigues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.8	18,582
27 tied	La Garde	Var (83)	3.8	26,772
27 tied	Peypin	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.8	5,870
29	Les Pennes-Mirabeau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.9	22,791
30	Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer	Var (83)	4.0	11,899
31	Le Pradet	Var (83)	4.0	11,141
32	Saint-Jeannet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.0	4,550
33	Simiane-Collongue	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.1	5,904
34	Vernègues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.1	2,206
35	Tourrettes-sur-Loup	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.1	4,269
36	Ensuès-la-Redonne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.2	5,855
37	Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.2	6,291
38	Mougins	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.2	20,142
39	La Fare-les-Oliviers	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.3	9,152
40 tied	Villeneuve-Loubet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.3	17,758
40 tied	Opio	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.3	2,598
42	Morières-lès-Avignon	Vaucluse (84)	4.3	9,152
43	Gréasque	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.3	4,640
44 tied	Saint-Laurent-du-Var	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.3	32,366
44 tied	Miramas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.3	26,576
46	Plan-de-Cuques	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.3	11,726
47 tied	Solliès-Pont	Var (83)	4.4	12,637
47 tied	Forcalqueiret	Var (83)	4.4	3,429
49 tied	Marignane	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.4	33,957
49 tied	Saint-Victoret	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.4	6,758
49 tied	Saint-Martin-du-Var	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.4	3,465
52	Mouans-Sartoux	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.4	11,231
53	La Valette-du-Var	Var (83)	4.5	23,950
54	Cavalaire-sur-Mer	Var (83)	4.5	8,202
55 tied	Lançon-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.5	10,048
55 tied	Gattières	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.5	4,403
55 tied	Le Tholonet	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.5	2,448
58	Caumont-sur-Durance	Vaucluse (84)	4.5	5,743
59	Falicon	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.5	2,232
60	Cabriès	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.5	10,610
61 tied	Sausset-les-Pins	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.5	7,690
61 tied	Montauroux	Var (83)	4.5	7,321
63	Aspremont	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.6	2,390
64	Rousset	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.6	5,541
65 tied	Istres	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.6	44,953
65 tied	Vedène	Vaucluse (84)	4.6	12,278
65 tied	La Motte	Var (83)	4.6	3,127
68 tied	Rognonas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.6	4,318
68 tied	La Destrousse	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.6	4,179
68 tied	Coudoux	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.6	3,905
71	Le Rouret	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.6	4,314
72	Belcodène	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.6	2,046
73	Allauch	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.6	21,657
74	Bandol	Var (83)	4.6	8,378
75	Carqueiranne	Var (83)	4.7	9,557
76 tied	Meyreuil	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.7	6,837
76 tied	Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.7	6,046
78	Le Beausset	Var (83)	4.7	10,418
79	La Londe-les-Maures	Var (83)	4.7	10,707
80 tied	Sanary-sur-Mer	Var (83)	4.7	18,793
80 tied	Biot	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.7	10,845
80 tied	Fuveau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.7	10,564
80 tied	Éguilles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.7	8,642
84 tied	Colomars	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.8	3,439
84 tied	Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume	Var (83)	4.8	2,570
86	Le Rove	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.8	5,297
87	La Roquette-sur-Siagne	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.8	5,770
88	Solliès-Toucas	Var (83)	4.8	6,372
89	La Colle-sur-Loup	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	4.9	8,349
90	Bormes-les-Mimosas	Var (83)	4.9	8,637
91 tied	Saint-Raphaël	Var (83)	4.9	37,704
91 tied	Cheval-Blanc	Vaucluse (84)	4.9	4,442
93	La Cadière-d'Azur	Var (83)	4.9	5,771
94	Carry-le-Rouet	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4.9	5,839
95	Graveson	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	5.0	4,767
96	Roquefort-la-Bédoule	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	5.0	5,859
97 tied	Berre-l'Étang	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	5.0	13,912
97 tied	Puget-sur-Argens	Var (83)	5.0	8,724
97 tied	Saint-Savournin	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	5.0	3,467
100 tied	Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon	Vaucluse (84)	5.0	5,289

Source: French Ministry of Housing and Cerema, vacant housing file (LOVAC); vacant private homes on January 1 as a share of all private homes, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Lowest housing vacancy rates in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: FAQ

Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Gignac-la-Nerthe (Bouches-du-Rhône) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 2.9% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the lowest housing vacancy rate?

In order: Gignac-la-Nerthe (2.9%), Vitrolles (3.0%), Mimet (3.0%), Châteauneuf-le-Rouge (3.0%), Rocbaron (3.0%), Le Tignet (3.0%), Bouc-Bel-Air (3.1%), Venelles (3.1%), La Gaude (3.2%), and Fos-sur-Mer (3.4%).

Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Breil-sur-Roya (Alpes-Maritimes) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 16.8% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the highest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are ranked?

325 out of 946. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It is the share of privately owned homes that were vacant on January 1, according to the LOVAC file built from tax data by the French Ministry of Housing and Cerema. It counts every kind of vacancy, including short spells between two tenants or during renovation work; social housing is not included. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked, and towns whose number of vacant homes is withheld for tax confidentiality (fewer than 11) are left out.